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. >>> tonight, who in america is betting on john boehner in his tax showdown with president obama? exactly no one. not even rush limbaugh. >> i don't think there's a republican alive who could stop what's going to happen. >> with the fiscal cliff just 22 days away. >> we're down to the final three weeks. >> the president is on the move. >> i'm willing to compromise a little bit. >> president obama on the ground in michigan. >> i will work with republicans. >> delivering a speech at an engine manufacturing plant. >> i'm willing to compromise a little bit. >> i'm willing to compromise a little bit. >> they are ready to make a deal. >> they are ready to make a deal on tax rates. >> republicans know that they have to give on taxes. >> i don't think there's a republican alive who can stop what is happening. >> senator corker has nailed this one. >> the leverage is going to shift. >> you have to have leverage. >> we don't have the leverage. the power isn't there. >> could a secret meeting seal the deal when it come to the fiscal cliff? the white house says it can happen. >> president oba
. >>> tonight, who in america is betting on john boehner in his tax showdown with president obama? exactly no one. not even rush limbaugh. >> i don't think there's a republican alive who could stop what's going to happen. >> with the fiscal cliff just 22 days away. >> we're down to the final three weeks. >> the president is on the move. >> i'm willing to compromise a little bit. >> president obama on the ground in michigan. >> i will work with...
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. >> even though president obama very clearly ran on raising income tax rates for top earners, paul ryan claims he is not so sure that's what america actually voted for. >> his argument is people voted for him because they believe tax rates should be raised. do you disagree? >> i don't know if i agree with that. we have divided government, they also voted for a clear majority. >> never mind that more votes were cast for democrats in the house of representatives than republicans. in the house, republicans maintained their majority, strictly through gerrymandering their districts, and never mind that election exit polls show that 13% of voters said they should increase all tax rates on everyone, and another 47% said increase tax rates for incomes over 250,000, so that adds up to 60% of americans in favor of at least the obama tax rate increases and some of them in favor of more. louisiana governor bobby jindal, one of the lucky ones who dodged the bullet in mitt romney's selection of a running mate tells politico to stop being the stupid party. we cannot be, we must not be the party that s
. >> even though president obama very clearly ran on raising income tax rates for top earners, paul ryan claims he is not so sure that's what america actually voted for. >> his argument is people voted for him because they believe tax rates should be raised. do you disagree? >> i don't know if i agree with that. we have divided government, they also voted for a clear majority. >> never mind that more votes were cast for democrats in the house of representatives than...
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>> the tax study president obama touted was conducted by the nonpartisan tax policy center. today the romney campaign dismissed that study because, according to them, the tax policy center is, of course, quote, liberal. but last november the romney campaign called a study from that same organization, quote, objective third-party analysis. a "new york times"/quinnipiac poll shows that president obama has turned pennsylvania from a toss-up into a safe win among likely voters in pennsylvania. president obama leads mitt romney by 11 points, 53% to 42%. the lead is so wide that the obama and romney campaigns are currently no longer advertising in that state. in florida, president obama leads mitt romney by six points, 51% to 45%. in ohio, president obama leads mitt romney by six points, 50% to 44%. and a "detroit free press" poll of likely michigan voters shows president obama leading mitt romney in that state by six points, 48% to 42%. wins in those four states would yield 83 electoral college votes and would secure president obama's reelection. here is team romney's newest atte
>> the tax study president obama touted was conducted by the nonpartisan tax policy center. today the romney campaign dismissed that study because, according to them, the tax policy center is, of course, quote, liberal. but last november the romney campaign called a study from that same organization, quote, objective third-party analysis. a "new york times"/quinnipiac poll shows that president obama has turned pennsylvania from a toss-up into a safe win among likely voters in...
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since the court said it was a tax. >> it's not even obama care, it's obama tax. this is a tax. >> chris wallace asked republican senate leader mitch mcconnell the obvious question. >> if the obama mandate is a tax on the middle class, isn't the romney mandate a tax on the middle class? >> well, i think governor romney will have to speak for himself about what was done in massachusetts. >> and so, with mitt romney, as usual, unavailable for questions from reporters, the task of answering the question mitch mcconnell left for the romney campaign fell to the obama campaign's delight, the etch a sketch guy. >> the governor believes that what we put in place in massachusetts was a penalty and he disagrees with the court's ruling that the mandate was a tax. but, again -- >> so he agrees with the president -- but he agrees with the president that it is not -- and he believes that you shouldn't call the mandate -- the tax penalty a tax, you should call it a penalty or a fee or a fine? >> that's correct. >> thank you, chuck todd! that prompted this reaction from fox news.
since the court said it was a tax. >> it's not even obama care, it's obama tax. this is a tax. >> chris wallace asked republican senate leader mitch mcconnell the obvious question. >> if the obama mandate is a tax on the middle class, isn't the romney mandate a tax on the middle class? >> well, i think governor romney will have to speak for himself about what was done in massachusetts. >> and so, with mitt romney, as usual, unavailable for questions from reporters,...
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it's going to be a tax on average american consumer, getting rid of obama care, including all of the things that people like about obama care, insurers provide coverage to pre-existing conditions and allow parents to have coverage for their, even their children up to age 21 and so own and so forth, take us backwards to when 50 million americans did not have health care an we all ended up paying anyway because we support those emergency rooms. but lawrence, there's something else. romney has said repeatedly, he wants to cut taxes on the very wealthy. the nonpartisan tax policy center here in washington has done a computation of what romney's tacks would do. and they've concluded that the typical millionaire or someone earning over $1 million gets $950,000 over a ten-year period, over $100,000 simply in year one from romney's plan. i mean, this is absurd. at a time when we have a budget deficit and so many people in need in america, this is reverse robin hood. >> the president gave a lecture about how we found ourselves in the economic predicament we're in now and why the american peop
it's going to be a tax on average american consumer, getting rid of obama care, including all of the things that people like about obama care, insurers provide coverage to pre-existing conditions and allow parents to have coverage for their, even their children up to age 21 and so own and so forth, take us backwards to when 50 million americans did not have health care an we all ended up paying anyway because we support those emergency rooms. but lawrence, there's something else. romney has...
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one, a tax increase. he didn't use that phrase but he said he's going to raise tariffs on chinese products. so that is a tax increase as we know. paid for my bern consumers. and then, secondly, repeal obama care. and that, as far as i can tell, the complete romney plan on getting the economy running again. how does it sound to you? >> that's the complete plan. it's not nearly as bad as the plan i've heard from romney in past months. it's going to be a tax on average american consumer, getting rid of obamacare, including all of the things that people like about obamacare, insurers provide coverage to pre-existing conditions and allow parents to have coverage for their, even their children up to age 21 and so own and so forth, take us backwards to when 50 million americans did not have health care an we all ended up paying anyway because we support those emergency rooms. but lawrence, there's something else. romney has said repeatedly, he wants to cut taxes on the very wealthy. the nonpartisan tax policy ce
one, a tax increase. he didn't use that phrase but he said he's going to raise tariffs on chinese products. so that is a tax increase as we know. paid for my bern consumers. and then, secondly, repeal obama care. and that, as far as i can tell, the complete romney plan on getting the economy running again. how does it sound to you? >> that's the complete plan. it's not nearly as bad as the plan i've heard from romney in past months. it's going to be a tax on average american consumer,...
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cover to extend the bush tax cuts. that obama would pay a price if he did it himself without any support. if he wins re-election, the bush tax cuts are not going to be extended. i don't care what he can extract from the republicans for it. it isn't going to happen. that's why clinton running around and saying he thinks they should be extended is such a big deal. >> richard wolf, there's rush limbaugh on the smart thinking about this. >> look, the smart thinking. what's going on here right now is obviously this prepositioning for the big discussion, the big negotiation, the grand compromise, if you will, after the election. what's interesting here is really the republicans have one card to play, which is the debt ceiling, yet again. so that's all they have. the president has two cards, which is let the tax cuts expire and let the spending cuts, especially defense cuts, move forward. he has two things to negotiate with, and here you have the republicans saying, actually, i think it's a kind of weak move from their part,
cover to extend the bush tax cuts. that obama would pay a price if he did it himself without any support. if he wins re-election, the bush tax cuts are not going to be extended. i don't care what he can extract from the republicans for it. it isn't going to happen. that's why clinton running around and saying he thinks they should be extended is such a big deal. >> richard wolf, there's rush limbaugh on the smart thinking about this. >> look, the smart thinking. what's going on here...
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so far, romney has only released his 2010 tax return. in april, he filed for an extension for his 2011 tax return, but his spokeswoman promised that, "some time in the next six months and prior to the election, governor romney will file and release the 2011 return when there is sufficient information to provide an accurate return." the ap reports the republican presidential candidate refuses to identify his biggest donors who bundle money for his campaign. he often declines to say who's meeting with with him or what he's doing for hours at a time. he puts limits on media access to his fund-raisers. joining me now, karen finney, former dnc communications director and msnbc political analyst and pulitzer prize-winning author, david kay johnson, a tax columnist for reuters and professor at syracuse law school. david, you've been dying to get your hands on those romney tax returns. i know you have. i know it's frustrating. talk to us about what we would want to find, what you'd be looking for in older tax returns, especially tax returns file
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every day we're talking about mitt romney's taxes is a day we're not talking about barack obama's handling of the economy. we're not talking about the things that mitt romney wants to talk about. furthermore, the more damaging thing to me it seems is that it connects to the policy positions that he and paul ryan have put out there. they're talking about cutting taxes for the wealthy for people just like him.
every day we're talking about mitt romney's taxes is a day we're not talking about barack obama's handling of the economy. we're not talking about the things that mitt romney wants to talk about. furthermore, the more damaging thing to me it seems is that it connects to the policy positions that he and paul ryan have put out there. they're talking about cutting taxes for the wealthy for people just like him.
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with the obama campaign trying to turn this week into tax week in the campaign, it seems like the perfect time to remind american voters that no matter what congress does with income tax rates, mitt romney will still pay less than the lowest income tax rate. >> the next president in the next four years, somebody has to tackle comprehensive tax reform, and they have to deal with sheltering income like it appears mitt romney is doing in bermuda, in the caymans, in switzerland. when i pick a bank, i pick one mere my house because there's an atm i can get cash out of it. i don't think you pick a bank in switzerland because there's an atm near the house. >> joining us is krystal ball and steve cornaki. the idea that you get an anti-tax candidate running with a swiss bank account, with money in the cayman islands, it's never been this convenient for the democrats. it's always been a very awkward subject for the democratic candidate who is trying to be more responsible on taxation. romney makes this a sweet spot for the obama campaign. >> it's beautiful. when you add to that the hamptons fund-ra
with the obama campaign trying to turn this week into tax week in the campaign, it seems like the perfect time to remind american voters that no matter what congress does with income tax rates, mitt romney will still pay less than the lowest income tax rate. >> the next president in the next four years, somebody has to tackle comprehensive tax reform, and they have to deal with sheltering income like it appears mitt romney is doing in bermuda, in the caymans, in switzerland. when i pick a...
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taxes. but the important lesson in cutting tax rates is, if you also eliminate certain kinds of deductions, you can end up getting more in tax revenue as a result. a simple exercise for the audience, imagine we cut your income tax rate, but then we also eliminated your mortgage deduction. you might end up paying a lot more in taxes. how does this shake out, when you look at the whole obama plan? >> well, the president is being quite consistent in his plan. the reason the figure is 28% is that's what the work done by treasury and the congressional budget office indicates, that the tightening items the president would put in would allow without a loss of revenue. it's essentially a revenue-neutral plan, and if you believe the republicans and the president on this, it should lead in the future to higher profits and, therefore, more revenue. i'm a little more skeptical of that side of it. but the idea here is to be revenue neutral. there's also a provision to lower the tax rate for manufacturing
taxes. but the important lesson in cutting tax rates is, if you also eliminate certain kinds of deductions, you can end up getting more in tax revenue as a result. a simple exercise for the audience, imagine we cut your income tax rate, but then we also eliminated your mortgage deduction. you might end up paying a lot more in taxes. how does this shake out, when you look at the whole obama plan? >> well, the president is being quite consistent in his plan. the reason the figure is 28% is...
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president obama's plan keeps taxes down for the middle class, invests in education and asks the wealthy to pay their fair share. mitt romney and his billionaire allies can spend milions to distort the president's words. but they're not interested in rebuilding the middle class. he is. i'm barack obama and i how math and science kind of makes the world work. in high school, i had a physics teacher by the name of mr. davies. he made physics more than theoretical, he made it real for me. we built a guitar, we did things with electronics and mother boards. that's where the interest in engineering came from. so now, as an engineer, i have a career that speaks to that passion. thank you, mr. davies. >>> in the spotlight tonight, mitt romney has 134 days left in his campaign to win the presidency without answering specific questions like, do you agree with the supreme court's ruling today? if you think that's frustrating for democrats, it might be even more frustrating for romney supporters, many of whom are starting to worry that romney's evasive strategy is probably a losing strategy. yester
president obama's plan keeps taxes down for the middle class, invests in education and asks the wealthy to pay their fair share. mitt romney and his billionaire allies can spend milions to distort the president's words. but they're not interested in rebuilding the middle class. he is. i'm barack obama and i how math and science kind of makes the world work. in high school, i had a physics teacher by the name of mr. davies. he made physics more than theoretical, he made it real for me. we built...
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up the tax issue for president obama today in florida. >> we've got to choose which direction we want this country to go in. do we want to keep giving those tax breaks to folks like me who don't need them, or to give them to warren buffett. he definitely don't need them. or bill gates. he's already said, i don't need them. or do we want to keep investing in those things that keep our economy growing and keep us secure? that's the choice. >> joining me now, karen finney, former dnc communications director and msnbc political analyst. karen, you got yourself one lucky president there today. >> it's luck of the irish, lawrence! >> trying to get attention to taxes, which is not america's favorite subject to hear politicians talk about, and there's president bush, reminding everybody where we got in this fiscal trouble, because i started it, with these gigantic tax cuts, especially the tax cuts at the top end, for the very richest taxpayers. helps really underline the point president obama's trying to make today. >> absolutely. anytime president bush is out there, it helps underscore that
up the tax issue for president obama today in florida. >> we've got to choose which direction we want this country to go in. do we want to keep giving those tax breaks to folks like me who don't need them, or to give them to warren buffett. he definitely don't need them. or bill gates. he's already said, i don't need them. or do we want to keep investing in those things that keep our economy growing and keep us secure? that's the choice. >> joining me now, karen finney, former dnc...
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of full tax returns. a five-year release would appropriately span all the years that he has been a candidate for president. it would also help answer outstanding questions raised by the one return he has released to date, such as the range in the effective rates paid, the foreign accounts maintained, the foreign investments made, and the types of tax shelters used. the governor and his campaign can expect in return that we will refrain from questioning whether he has released enough or pressing for more. the romney campaign declined the offer. joining me now is scott helmand, staff writer for the bost"bosto globe" and co-author of "the real romney," which comes out tomorrow in paperback. scott, romney has a history of this in massachusetts, where he asks people to trust him and not release his tax returns, claiming, then, that he had been filing in massachusetts, so that he could, therefore, run for governor in massachusetts, and then it turned out he had not been filing in massachusetts. take us through
of full tax returns. a five-year release would appropriately span all the years that he has been a candidate for president. it would also help answer outstanding questions raised by the one return he has released to date, such as the range in the effective rates paid, the foreign accounts maintained, the foreign investments made, and the types of tax shelters used. the governor and his campaign can expect in return that we will refrain from questioning whether he has released enough or pressing...
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. >> the obama campaign today pointed out romney's record of raising fees and taxes in massachusetts of over $700 million a year, imposing more fee increases in his first year in office than any other state how is that for number one? # if you're wondering why mitt romney is polling 25 points behind president obama in his home state of massachusetts, it's because massachusetts voters have heard him say this kind of thing before. >> i'm not going to raise taxes on the american people. >> today mitt romney took his fund raising tour to silicon valley with the help of former bain executive and current hewlett-packard ceo, meg whitman, who announced her company plans to lay off a mere 27,000 workers. >> i like being able to fire people. >> not as much as meg whitman. oo new politico report describes just how much money mitt romney and the outside groups supporting his candidacy plan to spend in addition -- in addition to the $800 million the romney campaign and the republican national committee intend to spend. republican super pacs and other outside groups shaped by a loose network of p
. >> the obama campaign today pointed out romney's record of raising fees and taxes in massachusetts of over $700 million a year, imposing more fee increases in his first year in office than any other state how is that for number one? # if you're wondering why mitt romney is polling 25 points behind president obama in his home state of massachusetts, it's because massachusetts voters have heard him say this kind of thing before. >> i'm not going to raise taxes on the american...
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campaign to win the white house, without coming clean about his taxes, his latest answer about his taxes is as dirty as ever. >> four more years! four more years! >> ladies and gentlemen, my name is joe biden. >> this election's not about joe biden. this election really is about president obama and governor romney. >> this is not your father's republican party. >> i want to tell you what mitt romney is going to do. >> a fundamentally different set of priorities. >> mitt romney is that man. >> go back to the bush program except on steroids. >> don't tell me what you value. show me your budget, and i will tell you. >> was there ever any year when you paid lower than the 13.9%? >> i've tried to raise the issue. >> i'm happy to go back and look. >> you'd look for us? >> i haven't calculated that. i don't pay more than are legally due. only what the tax code requires. >> i think he's going to release another year. >> romney has found himself on the defensive during the first two stops of his foreign tour. >> he hasn't laid out a foreign policy vision that is hugely different. >> did romney gi
campaign to win the white house, without coming clean about his taxes, his latest answer about his taxes is as dirty as ever. >> four more years! four more years! >> ladies and gentlemen, my name is joe biden. >> this election's not about joe biden. this election really is about president obama and governor romney. >> this is not your father's republican party. >> i want to tell you what mitt romney is going to do. >> a fundamentally different set of...
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romney time and again turned toward obama to the tax po portraying him hopeless in trying to turn the economy around. like a bull to a matador turned to obama to deliver attacks. like a bull to a matador. and what does a matador do to a bull in the end? hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i do. i want you to keep this. it'd be weird. take care. you too. [ sighs ] so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations with best in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. ♪ it's our most innovative altima ever. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> the 1% has had a great run. i want to live in a crown tri that is run by the 100%. >> at a time when the public is run by
romney time and again turned toward obama to the tax po portraying him hopeless in trying to turn the economy around. like a bull to a matador turned to obama to deliver attacks. like a bull to a matador. and what does a matador do to a bull in the end? hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i do. i want you to keep this. it'd be weird. take care. you too. [ sighs ] so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations with best in class...
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this should be a compromise time and obama should get the tax hike on the upper 2%. people talk about a teachable moment. this is a teachable month. this is taking a long time. it hurts republicans because people are seeing the intransigents and seeing who is in the way of recovery. >> there is a new theory about the pace of things. chris van hollen thinks it has something to do with speaker boehner's future. >> i am getting increasingly concerned that one of the reasons the speaker is deciding to, i think, spring out these discussions is that he wants to wait until january 3rd, when the election for speaker takes place. >> krystal, that's the kind of thing i wish i thought of. i've been seeing this thing as being a january 3rd or 4th reality point for negotiations. i wish i would have caught that point. that's a good point. >> here is something that you did think of when you were so kind as to grace us with you being on our show. >> the cycle at 3:00 p.m. >> thank you. >> sometime last week. you were talking about how john boehner got some control of his caucus by d
this should be a compromise time and obama should get the tax hike on the upper 2%. people talk about a teachable moment. this is a teachable month. this is taking a long time. it hurts republicans because people are seeing the intransigents and seeing who is in the way of recovery. >> there is a new theory about the pace of things. chris van hollen thinks it has something to do with speaker boehner's future. >> i am getting increasingly concerned that one of the reasons the speaker...
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just yesterday he admitted that president obama did not cut taxes on the middle class. so this guy doesn't know if he's coming or going. i think what you're showing is quint essentially that exemplifies his problems. this campaign is trying to be all things to all people without be a core and center narrative about who he is and what he's trying to accomplish. so much of what we're seeing is not just desperation, but it's trying to please or appease all these different audiences. and the lack of consistency plays into his fundamental flaw as a candidate, which is he's not trust worthy. people can't trust him. so if you're an undecided voter sitting at home and you see yesterday he said the thing about obama, today he says don't expect a big tax cut, you're thinking i don't know what this guy is going to do. the incompetence in that, the uncertainty of that is not something you can afford when you're a challenger going up against an incumbent president. >> some republicans are saying let romney be romney. the problem is let romney be romney, is that there is no romney to
just yesterday he admitted that president obama did not cut taxes on the middle class. so this guy doesn't know if he's coming or going. i think what you're showing is quint essentially that exemplifies his problems. this campaign is trying to be all things to all people without be a core and center narrative about who he is and what he's trying to accomplish. so much of what we're seeing is not just desperation, but it's trying to please or appease all these different audiences. and the lack...
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bush decides to come out of texas and talk taxes on the very same day that president obama wants to talk taxes and does talk taxes in florida. president bush has one really big regret about the bush tax can cuts. that's coming up. [ fabric flapping in wind ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ flapping continues ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at nissan, our ideal is innovation. 5 all-new models over the next 15 months, including a completely reimagined altima. welcome to our most innovative year ever. nissan. innovation for all. ♪ mcallen, texas. in here, heavy rental equipment in the middle of nowhere, is always headed somewhere. to give it a sense of direction, at&t created a mobile asset solution to protect and track everything. so every piece of equipment knows where it is, how it's doing or where it goes next. ♪ this is the bell on the cat. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ >>> former president george w. bush revealed today that he wishes he could make one really big change in the bush tax cuts. and mitt romney wishes george
bush decides to come out of texas and talk taxes on the very same day that president obama wants to talk taxes and does talk taxes in florida. president bush has one really big regret about the bush tax can cuts. that's coming up. [ fabric flapping in wind ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ flapping continues ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at nissan, our ideal is innovation. 5 all-new models over the next 15 months, including a completely reimagined altima. welcome to our most innovative year ever....
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we have president obama with a 49 positive rating and a 43 negative. that's his highest negative so far. mitt romney a 35 positive and a 40 negative. >> ouch. >> that is a net negative. chris cillizza, the republicans have never had a nominee that has had a net negative rating like this. that means bob dole's rating was better than this, john mccain's rating was better than this. here's mitt romney with a rating that we've literally -- we've never seen this in our politics before. >> lawrence, and i would also add, it's not new. romney, since becoming the nominee, even before becoming the nominee, has struggled with the fact that his unfavorable ratings were higher than his favorable ratings. i would point at that poll, though, both of them with unfavorable ratings in the 40s. look, people always say, this campaign, these negative ads, they don't work. they do, in fact work. you can see it by those numbers. 43% of the public views the president of the united states unfavorably. 40% views mitt romney unfavorably. negative ads do work. what we have seen
we have president obama with a 49 positive rating and a 43 negative. that's his highest negative so far. mitt romney a 35 positive and a 40 negative. >> ouch. >> that is a net negative. chris cillizza, the republicans have never had a nominee that has had a net negative rating like this. that means bob dole's rating was better than this, john mccain's rating was better than this. here's mitt romney with a rating that we've literally -- we've never seen this in our politics before....